"What happened to your palate?"

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by CommanderPalatte, Aug 10, 2015.

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  1. CommanderPalatte

    CommanderPalatte Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2015

    I get asked this question pretty frequently because I'm always asking for bitter, sour things. I'm a rare bird looking for a rarer beer. I hate sugar, and sweet flavors. I can't drink soda, but I've always liked the sharp, fizzy carbonation.

    Recently I discovered beer. A cold, carbonated drink that's not sickeningly sweet like a soda for babies. Beer is still too sweet for my taste. Almost every beer seems to pride themselves with balancing hop with malt. I don't want any balance at all full tilt hop overload. Star away from my beer with your disgusting malt.

    I'm looking for the most bitter, acrid beers imaginable, hops are in and any trace of malt is so out. I thik crisp, refreshing, and drinkable all go hand in hand with bitterness and long finish lemony acrid aftertaste.

    I also like the stinky stankiest most potent cheese. I live life.

    Thank you for any beer suggestions or leads. Enjoy your journey.
     
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  2. Dope

    Dope Pooh-Bah (2,925) Oct 5, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Where are you located? Your area of the country/world is going to be the biggest factor in what should be suggested.

    Dope
     
    #2 Dope, Aug 10, 2015
  3. SerialTicker

    SerialTicker Pooh-Bah (2,851) Jun 18, 2012 Missouri
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    Palate*

    If you're into bitter, needless to say you should be drinking IPAs... single IPAs rather than DIPAs, since many DIPAs are on the sweeter side.
     
    #3 SerialTicker, Aug 10, 2015
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  4. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    I'm fairly certain the "mistaken" spelling is intentional, given the BA name he chose for himeslf. While I may question his sense of humor, I don't think there's anything wrong with his post otherwise.
     
    #4 John_M, Aug 10, 2015
  5. Lucular

    Lucular Grand Pooh-Bah (4,367) Jun 20, 2014 Maryland
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  6. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Since you say you like sour, maybe sour beers are in as well as just one-dimensional hop bombs?

    And if you're saying you like the idea of all hops, no malt, then I have just the thing for you - a relatively recent trend called the session IPA. I don't want to paint them all with the same brush, but many have no semblance of balance whatsoever.
     
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  7. Yargamo

    Yargamo Initiate (0) Jun 9, 2015 New York

    Somewhere out there is a gimmick beer with your name written all over it. Good luck. I hope you find it so that you can then move on to your next challenge
     
    #7 Yargamo, Aug 10, 2015
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  8. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Well, that rules out any beer suggestions I might have had.
     
    #8 zid, Aug 10, 2015
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  9. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    No malt, no beer.
     
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  10. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    What you need is a big hoppy Dutch Dark Limburger Blueberry Breathless Ale.
     
    #10 rgordon, Aug 10, 2015
  11. Providence

    Providence Pooh-Bah (2,652) Feb 24, 2010 Rhode Island
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    I too hate sweet stuff, soda being on top of the list. I too love stinky rank cheese (though I think it's a bit odd to assume people who don't somehow aren't living life, but that's another conversation). So while I'm not you, my searches for beer, like yours involve and aversion to sweet things. I recommend Anchor California Lager. It's not the bitterest beer I've had, not even close, but definitely the driest, with a finish that is crisper than any other I can remember. Good luck!
     
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  12. Givemebeer

    Givemebeer Savant (1,219) Apr 6, 2013 Vermont

    Maybe head for some saisons. A good saison will be often times refreshing and very dry. Broad style though
     
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  13. unhyped

    unhyped Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2015 Oregon

    Idk man , to someone who is that sensitive to sweetness I wouldn't say that saisons aren't sweet or at least semi sweet most of the ones I've tried do have a touch of sweetness to them but at the same time it might just be my palate. If anything I'd agree with the session IPA recommendation they are pretty much just hop juice.
     
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  14. Oktoberfiesta

    Oktoberfiesta Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2013 New Mexico

    Dry is the key word. Either through review descriptions or on the beer descriptions themselves. I seem to believe a beer like Ballast Point Sculpin finishes quite dry. The malts aren't the showcase.. Another would be Hop Hunter by Sierra Nevada. That one seems to be almost entirely this grassy pine flavor with a lighter than usual ABV, so the malts arent quite the showcase either. I hear many complaints that it is a bit lackluster in the malts and body category. But I personally like both for what they are.
     
    #14 Oktoberfiesta, Aug 10, 2015
  15. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    Session IPAs and Westbrook Gose?
     
    #15 Shroud0fdoom, Aug 10, 2015
  16. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Hopsickle, Orval, Petrus Aged Pale, and Cuvee Rene' are my suggestions.
     
    #16 cavedave, Aug 10, 2015
  17. Stignacious

    Stignacious Pooh-Bah (1,878) Aug 24, 2011 New York
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    As someone exploring the world of bitter beers, you need only one entry ticket. Sierra Nevada Torpedo. This was my gateway drug into the IPA world, as I hope it will be yours as well.
     
    #17 Stignacious, Aug 10, 2015
  18. CommanderPalatte

    CommanderPalatte Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2015

    Thank you all personally for the responses, I never expected I'd receive d ml so many. I've learned a lot in a short amount of time and I'm enjoying it.
    There has to be malt to be beer. I guess it's okay of hops brings malt to the party if malt will be quite and act like malt isn't there. Dry like the word key from key word is a three letter word. It is also a very apt descriptor and like bitterness indispensable. A single IPA could be the ticket, but a double should be avoided. I'm looking forward to a Cuvee, a Terroir, a Blueberry and more! I wish you all growlers of sunshine, thank you once more fair guides! Fare thee well!
     
    #18 CommanderPalatte, Aug 10, 2015
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